William Andrew Walls

William Andrew Walls
Full name William Andrew Walls
Date of birth (1859-12-29)29 December 1859
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death February 19, 1936(1936-02-19)
Place of death Prestwick, Scotland
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Forward
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Glasgow Academicals
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Glasgow District
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1882-86 Scotland 10 (0)

William Andrew Walls (29 December 1859 - 19 February 1936) was a Scottish rugby union international who represented Scotland in the 1881–82 Home Nations rugby union matches and in the 1883 Home Nations Championship and subsequent Home Nations Championship till 1886.[1]

He played as a forward for Glasgow Academicals.[2]

He represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the world's first provincial match, the 'inter-city', on 23 November 1872.[3]

He also represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the 3 December 1881 match.[2] This was Glasgow's District's first win over Edinburgh District in the inter-city matches.

References

  1. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Andrew Walls - Test matches". En.espn.co.uk. 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
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  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
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